Two NVIDIA Android tablets rumored for 2014; one with a next-gen Tegra 5

With the gaming-focused Shield, NVIDIA has demonstrated that it’s not content to just build the SoCs that go into mobile devices, and is fully capable of putting out some complete hardware of its own. What’s next for the company, though? Another gaming device? A full-on smartphone? Some rumors suggest that NVIDIA might be looking to enter the tablet market, and could have one or two such models ready to go in 2014.

There’s already some evidence in benchmark results pointing to the existence of a lower-end NVIDIA tablet running a Tegra 4 and having a 7-inch 1280 x 800 display. This one could end up being called the Tegra Note Premium, which may suggest stylus support.

For the moment, we don’t have any further details on the latter model – no hint of size or resolution – but if it’s intended to introduce us to the Tegra 5, we imagine NVIDIA would be pulling out all the stops.

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